Croatian Vocabulary

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Croatian Vocabulary

Learning the Croatian Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. Croatian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:

English Vocabulary

Croatian Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Rječnik

Countries

Zemlje

Australia

Australija

Cambodia

Kambodža

Canada

Kanada

China

Kina

Egypt

Egipat

England

Engleska

France

Francuska

Germany

Njemačka

Greece

Grčka

India

Indija

Indonesia

Indonezija

Italy

Italija

Japan

Japan

Mexico

Meksiko

Morocco

Maroko

Peru

Peru

Spain

Španjolska

Thailand

Tajland

USA

SAD

Languages

Jezici

Arabic

Arapski

Chinese

Kineski

English

Engleski

French

Francuski

German

Njemački

Greek

Grčki

Hebrew

Hebrejski

Hindi

Hindski

Italian

Talijanski

Japanese

Japanski

Korean

Korejski

Latin

Latinski

Russian

Ruski

Spanish

Španjolski

Urdu

Urdu

Days

Dani

Monday

Ponedjeljak

Tuesday

Utorak

Wednesday

Srijeda

Thursday

Četvrtak

Friday

Petak

Saturday

Subota

Sunday

Nedjelja

time

vrijeme

hour

sat

minute

minuta

second

sekunda

List of Vocabulary in Croatian

Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Croatian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Croatian vocabulary.

English Vocabulary

Croatian Vocabulary

Vocabulary

colors

boje

black

crna

blue

plava

brown

smeđa

gray

siva

green

zelena

orange

narandžasta

purple

ljubičasta

red

crvena

white

bijela

yellow

žuta

sizes

Veličine

big

velik

deep

dubok

long

dug

narrow

uzak

short

kratak

small

nizak

tall

visok

thick

debeo

thin

tanak

wide

širok

tastes

okusi

bitter

gorko

fresh

svježe

salty

slano

sour

kiselo

spicy

začinjeno

sweet

slatko

qualities

svojstva

bad

loše

clean

čisto

dark

tamno

difficult

teško

dirty

prljavo

dry

suho

easy

lako

empty

prazno

expensive

skupo

fast

brzo

foreign

strano

full

puno

good

dobro

hard

tvrdo

heavy

teško

inexpensive

povoljno

light

svijetlo

local

mjesno

new

novo

noisy

bučno

old

staro

powerful

snažno

quiet

tiho

correct

ispravno

slow

sporo

soft

mekano

very

vrlo

weak

slabo

wet

mokro

wrong

krivo

young

mlado

food

hrana

almonds

bademi

bread

kruh

breakfast

doručak

butter

maslac

candy

bombon

cheese

sir

chicken

piletina

cumin

kim

dessert

desert

dinner

večera

fish

riba

fruit

voće

ice cream

sladoled

lamb

janjetina

lemon

limun

lunch

ručak

meal

obrok

meat

meso

oven

pećnica

pepper

papar

plants

biljke

pork

svinjetina

salad

salata

salt

sol

sandwich

sendvič

sausage

kobasica

soup

juha

sugar

šećer

supper

večera

turkey

puretina

apple

jabuka

banana

banana

oranges

naranče

peaches

breskve

peanut

kikiriki

pears

kruške

pineapple

ananas

grapes

grožđe

strawberries

jagode

vegetables

povrće

carrot

mrkva

corn

kukuruz

cucumber

krastavac

garlic

češnjak

lettuce

zelena salata

olives

masline

onions

luk

peppers

papričice

potatoes

krumpiri

pumpkin

bundeva

beans

grah

tomatoes

rajčice

alligator

aligator

alligators

aligatori

bear

medvjed

bears

medvjedi

bird

ptica

birds

ptice

bull

bik

bulls

bikovi

cat

mačka

cats

mačke

cow

krava

cows

krave

deer

jelen

many deer

mnogo jelena

dog

pas

dogs

psi

donkey

magarac

donkeys

magarci

eagle

orao

eagles

orlovi

elephant

slon

elephants

slonovi

giraffe

žirafa

giraffes

žirafe

goat

koza

goats

koze

horse

konj

horses

konji

lion

lav

lions

lavovi

monkey

majmun

monkeys

majmuni

mouse

miš

mice

miševi

rabbit

zec

rabbits

zečevi

snake

zmija

snakes

zmije

tiger

tigar

tigers

tigrovi

wolf

vuk

wolves

vukovi

objects

stvari

bathroom

kupaonica

bed

krevet

bedroom

spavaća soba

ceiling

strop

chair

stolica

clothes

odjeća

coat

kaput

cup

šalica

desk

radni stol

dress

haljina

floor

pod

fork

viljuška

furniture

namještaj

glass

staklo

hat

šešir

house

kuća

ink

tinta

jacket

jakna

kitchen

kuhinja

knife

nož

lamp

svjetiljka

letter

pismo

map

karta

newspaper

novine

notebook

bilježnica

pants

hlače

paper

papir

pen

kemijska olovka

pencil

olovka

pharmacy

ljekarna

picture

slika

plate

ploča

refrigerator

hladnjak

restaurant

restoran

roof

krov

room

soba

rug

tepih

scissors

škare

shampoo

šampon

shirt

majica

shoes

cipele

soap

sapun

socks

čarape

spoon

žlica

table

stol

toilet

toalet

toothbrush

četkica za zube

toothpaste

pasta za zube

towel

ručnik

umbrella

kišobran

underwear

donje rublje

wall

zid

wallet

novčanik

window

prozor

telephone

telefon

this

ovo

that

to

these

ovi

those

oni

Questions

Pitanja

how?

kako?

what?

što?

who?

tko?

why?

zašto?

where?

gdje?

different objects

razni predmeti

art

umjetnost

bank

banka

beach

plaža

book

knjiga

by bicycle

biciklom

by bus

autobusom

by car

automobilom

by train

vlakom

cafe

kafić

country

zemlja

desert

pustinja

dictionary

rječnik

earth

zemlja

flowers

cvijeće

football

nogomet

forest

šuma

game

igra

garden

vrt

geography

zemljopis

history

povijest

house

kuća

island

otok

lake

jezero

library

knjižnica

math

matematika

moon

mjesec

mountain

planina

movies

filmovi

music

glazba

ocean

ocean

office

ured

on foot

pješice

player

igrač

river

rijeka

science

znanost

sea

more

sky

nebo

soccer

nogomet

stars

zvijezde

supermarket

samoposluga

swimming pool

bazen

theater

kazalište

tree

drvo

weather

vrijeme

bad weather

loše vrijeme

cloudy

oblačno

cold

hladno

cool

svježe

foggy

maglovito

hot

vruće

nice weather

lijepo vrijeme

pouring

koji lije

rain

kiša

raining

kiši

snow

snijeg

snowing

sniježi

ice

led

sunny

sunčano

windy

vjetrovito

spring

proljeće

summer

ljeto

autumn

jesen

winter

zima

people

ljudi

aunt

tetka

baby

beba

brother

brat

cousin

rođak

daughter

kći

dentist

zubar

doctor

liječnik

father

otac

grandfather

djed

grandmother

baka

husband

suprug

mother

majka

nephew

nećak

niece

nećakinja

nurse

medicinska sestra

policeman

policajac

postman

poštar

professor

profesor

son

sin

teacher

učitelj

uncle

ujak

wife

supruga

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